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Former senator and 2025 senatorial candidate Ping Lacson is prepared to help bring solar-powered irrigation to more farmers in more areas in the country, to bring down agriculture production costs. Lacson said that should he earn a seat in the Senate, he is ready to find sources of funds for such programs by scrutinizing the […]
More than 500 farmers from different cities and towns of Negros Occidental attended the Lakbay Palay organized by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) held in the Municipality of Murcia. Lakbay Palay is an annual farmers’ field day and forum, sponsored by the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Programs run by PhilRice that […]
Isabela Governor Rodito Albano formally opened the Street Dance Competition and Festival Dance Showdown for Bambanti Festival 2025 at the Isabela Sports Complex.Bambanti 2025 Director General and Vice Governor Bojie Dy emphasized the grandeur of this year’s celebration. “Taon-taon na lang ay napakaganda ng pagdiriwang natin ng Bambanti Festival, but this year is special because […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and San Miguel Foods inked a partnership to improve market access for Filipino farmers, focusing on the corn industry. Agriculture Undersecretary Roger Navarro, representing Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., and San Miguel Foods Group General Manager Emmanuel Macalalag led the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the San […]
Over 7,000 farmers in Mindanao received the “best Aguinaldo” (Christmas gift) from the Marcos administration with the condonation of P289 million in unpaid debts tied to their farmlands. Senator Francis Tolentino led the distribution of 8,722 loan condonation certificates to 7,225 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from the provinces of Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, […]
The Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and Planters Products Inc., rolled out the Agri-Puhunan at Pantawid Program recently. This groundbreaking initiative aims to transform the agriculture sector and significantly improve the livelihoods of rice farmers across the country. The APP program is designed to enhance rice productivity, […]
To help the agricultural communities recover from the recent lashing of Tropical Storm Kristine and other economic challenges, the United Arab Emirates led by the Emirates Red Crescent, distributed a total of 3,000 boxes of essential goods to the Bulakenyo farmers in the province recently. Delivered by the representatives from UAE including Obaid Ahmed Alshehhi, […]
With successive typhoons hitting the country, AGRI Party-list urged the immediate enactment of a measure expanding crop insurance coverage to protect the livelihood of farmers who lose their hard-earned crops every time a calamity hits. AGRI is the principal author of House Bill (HB) No. 7387 which seeks to expand the services of the Philippine […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. led the distribution of indemnity checks issued by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) as payments to insured farmers and fisherfolk who were victims of recent typhoons. PCIC Regional Office IV released a total P24.73 million in indemnity checks to 1,437 farmers and fisherfolk from the provinces of Oriental […]
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), a government insurance company under the Department of Agriculture, distributed an initial P24.4 million worth of insurance payments to thousands of Bicolano farmers affected by massive flooding caused by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine. The indemnity checks were distributed by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. to affected farmers during […]